Researchers are learning that one driver of the global diversity of thought is geographic location, and that location can influence what information our brain pays attention to and how it solves problems. Research also confirms these different thinking orientations are learned and not genetic. For example, a study in China shows that differences in collectivist or individualistic mindsets aligns to which crop is farmed: people in rice-farming areas focus on team work and wheat-farming regions have a stronger orientation to independence. Worldwide research in this area is expanding, helping us to better understand and appreciate all the wonderfully unique ways humans think.